Introduction to FinTech MOOC’s NEW monthly episode “Looking Back, Looking Forward” starts in Jan 2020. Every month, Professor Douglas Arner will discuss issues across the FinTech world - big and small themes, research topics and other topics of interest. Stay tuned for more.

HKU Introduction to FinTech MOOC: Looking Back, Looking Forward - AI in Finance (Feb 2020) by Professor Douglas Arner (Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong) In the February segment, Professor Arner shares that amidst the transformational development of AI and the benefits and exciting opportunities that AI has created in particular in the financial industry, we too are aware of the challenges in how to manage and how to govern AI, and who should be responsible for the supervision and regulation? Every month Professor Arner will discuss issues across the FinTech world - big and small themes, research topics and other topics of interest. Stay tuned for more. To learn more, join Introduction to FinTech: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-fintech

HKU Introduction to FinTech MOOC: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Crises, Epidemics and Digital Finance (March 2020) by Professor Douglas Arner (Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong) In the March episode, Professor Douglas Arner shared that in the current state of the global pandemic, our world is in the risk of moving from a health crisis to an economic crisis and a financial crisis. Discussing from the standpoint of digital finance, Professor Arner addressed the response of the current crises in particular, the importance of financial system liquidity and the need to have in place a sound and robust financial infrastructure, and designated targeted programmes to direct and transfer resources to those that are at most risks. To learn more, please join Introduction to FinTech on edX platform: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-fintech

HKU Introduction to FinTech MOOC: Looking Back Looking Forward Apr 2020 “After Bitcoin and Libra:Central Bank Digital Currencies” - by Professor Douglas Arner (Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong) In the April episode of “Looking Back, Looking Forward” Professor Douglas Arner discusses the ways in which technology can be used with the aim of creating better financial systems. Recent examples include China's digital currency electronic payment project and Facebook's launch of the second Libra White Paper (a proposed global stable coin). These developments are of particular significance in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in which governments have been utilising electronic payments more increasingly. This episode highlights that central bank digital currencies can play an important role in building better economies and societies going forward. Watch the video to learn more. To learn more, please join Introduction to FinTech on edX platform: https://www.edx.org/course/introducti...

HKU Introduction to FinTech MOOC: Looking Back Looking Forward: Covid-19 Implications by Professor Douglas Arner Arner (Kerry Holdings Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong) In the May episode of Looking Back, Looking Forward, Professor Douglas Arner talks about the implications of COVID-19 for the future of the global economy and the global financial system. In his view, the longer the COVID-19 crisis lasts, the more likely the focus will be on long-term structural change, in place of short-term solutions. In this context, the spotlight is placed on the themes of 'technology, sustainability and globalisation versus fragmentation' through the guise of digital finance. To learn more, please join Introduction to FinTech on edX platform: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-fintech

HKU Introduction to FinTech Looking Back Looking Forward (June 2020): Digitisation of Finance and Market Integrity - The Future of AML / KYC / CDD Speaker: Professor Douglas Arner (Kerry Holdings Professor in Law, The University of Hong Kong, Course Director and Chief Instructor of HKU Introduction to FinTech MOOC) In this episode of Looking Back, Looking Forward, Professor Douglas Arner talks about the digitisation of finance and market integrity, by honing in on the future of AML, KYC and CDD. The focus is on how the COVID-19 crisis can be used to spur on the building of better financial systems and how market integrity can be protected. The discussion pivots to how existing technology can be used to build better systems in place of the current analog systems being used. To learn more, please join Introduction to FinTech on edX platform: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-fintech

HKU Introduction to FinTech Looking Back Looking Forward (July 2020): Strategies for FinTech Innovation Speaker: Professor Douglas Arner (Kerry Holdings Professor in Law, The University of Hong Kong, Course Director and Chief Instructor of HKU Introduction to FinTech MOOC) In the July episode of 'Looking Back, Looking Forward' Professor Douglas Arner talks about whether governments around the world are in a position to support the development of digital finance. Professor Arner focuses on three key areas including the (i) underlying infrastructure underpinning the digital finance system; (ii) various regulatory approaches to FinTech and innovation more broadly; and (iii) context of the wider ecosystem beneficial for supporting the development of FinTech, such as a functioning legal system and educational initiatives. To learn more, please join Introduction to FinTech on edX platform: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-fintech

HKU Introduction to FinTech Looking Back Looking Forward (Sep 2020) Speaker: Professor Douglas Arner (Kerry Holdings Professor in Law, The University of Hong Kong, Course Director and Chief Instructor of HKU Introduction to FinTech MOOC) In the this episode, Professor Douglas Arner first revisited the key events and transformation in the FinTech evolutionary periods, from FinTech 1.0 to FinTech 2.0, FinTech 3.0, and FinTech 3.5. He suggested that 2020 may well mark the beginning of FinTech 4.0 that relates to more sustainable development goals in FinTech development. To learn more, please join HKU Introduction to FinTech on edX platform: https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-fintech Join HKU’s FinTech Professional Certificate Program on edX platform: https://www.edx.org/professional-certificate/hkux-fintech